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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2008
Ryoju Kamada, Yokohama, JP;
Ryo Kamimura, Yokosuka, JP;
Shingo Kato, Yamato, JP;
Takayuki Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Ryoju Kamada, Yokohama, JP;
Ryo Kamimura, Yokosuka, JP;
Shingo Kato, Yamato, JP;
Takayuki Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method are disclosed for determining whether the meaning of a word in an electronic message should be presented to a user, according to a dynamic determination of whether the user knows the meaning of the word. A communication control unit receives a message sent from user A to user B. A morphological analysis unit extracts a word from the message, and a history acquisition unit acquires history information on viewing, usage, or the like of the word by user B. A display determination unit determines whether the meaning of the word should be displayed, according to the acquired history information, the language level of user B, and the difficulty level of the word. The meaning of the word is presented to user B according to the determination result.